I've tried to configure modopts.ini to pass username and other
settings for qnet-ftp but attempts to manually trigger
qnet-ftp.js end with timeout and attemps to use port 1024 ?
Have no idea where that is coming from. I have tried providing
arguments on command line including port 21 and still no success.


[qnet-ftp:RICKSBBS]
username = tlqwk
address = ricksbbs.synchro.net
password = PW
port = 21

This is what I dervived after reading the wiki.
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To: Amessyroom
Re: qnet-ftp issues
By: Amessyroom to All on Sun Dec 15 2024 11:32 pm

I've tried to configure modopts.ini to pass username and other
settings for qnet-ftp but attempts to manually trigger
qnet-ftp.js end with timeout and attemps to use port 1024 ?

There's a destination port (normally 21 for FTP) and a source port (usually 1024 or higher). I think you're confusing the source port with the destination port.

Have no idea where that is coming from. I have tried providing
arguments on command line including port 21 and still no success.

Maybe look more closely at the log output.

[qnet-ftp:RICKSBBS]
username = tlqwk
address = ricksbbs.synchro.net
password = PW
port = 21

This is what I dervived after reading the wiki.

Looks fine to me. Do you actually have a "tlqwk" account on ricksbbs? Are you able to login to it using that account and an ftp client?
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To: Digital Man
Re: qnet-ftp issues
By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Mon Dec 16 2024 12:18 am

I've tried to configure modopts.ini to pass username and other settings for
qnet-ftp but attempts to manually trigger qnet-ftp.js end with timeout and
attemps to use port 1024 ?

username = tlqwk
address = ricksbbs.synchro.net
password = PW
port = 21

Looks fine to me. Do you actually have a "tlqwk" account on ricksbbs? Are you able to login to it using that account and an ftp client?

Seems primary issue was passive was being used. I confirmed this by forcing an active ftp session and ls worked; so added passive = false.

So I can get my qwk packets now; but now having difficulty setting up conf.
#

I tried to take a control.dat file from the qwk packet; and import messages but when bbs tries to unpack; it says they dont exist.

If I have a list of the conf # and names, what format should the file be in and what file format from "import messages" should I use to import conf #.

Is there another way to setup the conference numbers?
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To: Amessyroom
Re: qnet-ftp issues
By: Amessyroom to Digital Man on Tue Dec 17 2024 12:15 pm

Re: qnet-ftp issues
By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Mon Dec 16 2024 12:18 am

I've tried to configure modopts.ini to pass username and other settings for
qnet-ftp but attempts to manually trigger qnet-ftp.js end with timeout and
attemps to use port 1024 ?

username = tlqwk
address = ricksbbs.synchro.net
password = PW
port = 21

Looks fine to me. Do you actually have a "tlqwk" account on ricksbbs? Are you able to login to it using that account and an ftp client?

Seems primary issue was passive was being used. I confirmed this by forcing an active ftp session and ls worked; so added passive = false.

Whomever is running the FTP server should fix that: passive FTP is "the way".

So I can get my qwk packets now; but now having difficulty setting up conf. #

I tried to take a control.dat file from the qwk packet; and import messages but when bbs tries to unpack; it says they dont exist.

It says *what* dont exist? You need to have the message areas import/setup *first* (in SCFG->Message Areas) and then you need to setup the QWK conference number mapping from the hub in SCFG->Networks->QWK->YOURHUB->Netowrked Sub-boards.

You can import a control.dat file in SCFG for *both* of those lists, but you would need to do so for *both*.

If I have a list of the conf # and names, what format should the file be in and what file format from "import messages" should I use to import conf #.

Is there another way to setup the conference numbers?

control.dat file should work fine.
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